Astaria, the NFT lending platform founded by former Sushi CTO Joseph Delong, has gone public, allowing NFT holders to lease out their assets to traders who may not be able to afford a one-time purchase of blue-chip NFTs, CoinDesk reported. Unlike the peer-to-peer lending models of other NFT lending protocols, Astaria uses a three-party model to help simplify the lending process, using NFT evaluation service Upshot as a "strategist" to help liquidity providers enter the market while helping borrowers lease assets. To manage the flow of funds within the protocol, Astaria is releasing a pre-funded vault that Upshot will help control to manage the risk and return choices between borrowers and lenders. Foresight News previously reported that Astaria completed a $8 million seed round of financing in June 2022.